Great Doddington Primary
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire
Great Doddington Primary is a primary school in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 29 April 2025. North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Church Lane, Great Doddington, Wellingborough, NN29 7TR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 126 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 29 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are confident and friendly at Great Doddington.”
- “They welcome visitors to the school with enthusiasm and are proud to show off their work and achievements.”
- “Pupils embrace the school’s values of ‘respect, resilience, responsibility and reflection’.”
To improve
- “However, some staff do not support pupils consistently to use appropriate reading strategies.”
- “This means that some pupils do not learn to read fluently as soon as they could.”
- “However, at times, teachers do not provide appropriate support so that these pupils can access learning effectively.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 56% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 26 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 26 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as North Northamptonshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Northamptonshire.
- Warwick Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Croyland Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Ruskin Infant School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Ruskin Academy 1.8 mi Good
- St Barnabas Church of England School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Earls Barton Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy 1.9 mi Not judged